Sports arena housing NHL and NBA teams, as well as lacrosse, concerts, and the recent Democratic National Convention.

Museums

Auraria Campushttp://www.ahec.edu/campus/landmarks.htm
Three separate institutions share the campus and the Auraria Library, making it the largest campus in Colorado. Visit the historic outdoor Ninth Street Historic Park and the Golda Meir House. You'll also find a campus bookstore and the Starz Movie Theater in the historic Tivoli Student Union. Bounded by Speer Boulevard, Colfax Avenue, and Auraria Parkway (across the street from the Pepsi Center).

Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Arthttp://www.kirklandmuseum.org/
1311 Pearl Street, 303.832.8576
Second-oldest continuously operated artist studio in Colorado and the former home of painter Vance Kirkland. The collection focuses on 20th Century decorative arts and includes many works Kirkland traded for with other artists. Please note: Children under 13 not allowed in the museum, ages 13-17 must be accompanied by an adult.

Molly Brown House Museumhttp://mollybrown.org/
1340 Pennsylvania Street, 303.832.4092
Margaret Tobin Brown's 1889 home, where you can learn about her mining history, the Titanic exploits, and her fight for labor reform.

Museum of Contemporary Art Denverhttp://www.mcadenver.org/
1485 Delgany, 303.298.7554
The Museum Without a Front Door opened in October 2007 and was designed by David Adjaye of the Idea Store public library concept in England. The house next door was also designed by Adjaye (the owners are rumored to have donated the land for the museum as long as Adjaye would design both buildings). Northwest corner of 15th and Delgany streets.

1300 Broadway, across the street from the Denver Public Library Central Branch.

Auraria Library

Auraria Library is an academic library located on the Auraria Campus, which is just to the west of the Convention Center. There are three institutions of higher learning on the campus, the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and Community College of Denver. The library serves the over 40,000 students and faculty from the three schools.